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A high school student discovers a supernatural notebook that has deadly powers. He can kill anyone he wishes simply by inscribing their name within its pages. Intoxicated with his new power, he begins to eliminate those he deems unworthy of life.
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Death Note benefits from director Adam Wingard's distinctive eye and a talented cast, but they aren't enough to overcome a fatally overcrowded canvas.

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Alison Willmore BuzzFeed News 08/31/2017
Netflix's Death Note fails Asian-Americans in the more mundane way that most Hollywood releases continue to . Go to Full Review
Elena Lazic Little White Lies 08/29/2017
1/5
A project that feels both overdetermined and underdeveloped. Go to Full Review
Clio Chang The New Republic 08/28/2017
Director Adam Wingard has robbed Death Note of its identity, messing up nearly everything that made the original series so compelling. Go to Full Review
Jamie Healy Radio Times 05/02/2024
3/5
Strikes the right balance between the grim, the grisly and the fun. Go to Full Review
Ernesto Zelaya Miñano ScreenAnarchy 02/03/2023
This is probably the result of trying to cram an entire series in under two hours, which leads to a climax as convoluted as the Note’s seemingly endless rules. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 03/17/2022
1.5/4
Wingard's lack of control over the material seems unlike his work, and yet the uneven result speaks for itself. Go to Full Review
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Nam8 L @NamOliver8 1d Ahh cheeks film, no Misa-Misa? Who is Mia Sutton? Willem Dafoe being Ryuk is funny. See more Daniel v @Daniel_vdW 5d it is putrid garbage See more Scarlett B @ScarlettJxyde Feb 7 absolutely horrible! im outraged honestly, this is nothing like the anime! makes me want to be put in the death note. they made L nothing like the anime L, Light is called Light Turner. Its been absolutely americanized! horrible. please make sure this movie gets removed from the multiverse! thankyou!!!!!! if you have watched this movie im sorry!! See more munci33__ @debil__ Feb 7 Whoever made this deserves punishment by death See more Claudio C @Claudio666 Feb 2 Disappointing (12,249 – 01 Feb 2026) In Seattle, the student Light Turner lives with his father James Turner. His mother was killed by a mobster that is not in jail. He finds a book named Death Note and brings home. He learns that the name written on the blank pages will be murdered. When the bully Kenny Doyle is bulling Mia Sutton, Light defends her but is hit by Kenny. When Light arrives at home, the demon Ryuk explains the rules of Death Note and Light writes the name of Kenny. Immediately after, there is a car crash on the street and Danny is beheaded. \thr he writes the name of his mother's killer and he is killed in a restaurant. Danny likes Mia and tells her what the Death Note does, and they kill worldwide criminals. But the efficient detective L comes to Seattle to resolve the murders. "Death Note" (2017) is a horror movie with a promising beginning. But after the arrival of L in Seattle, it becomes confusing and disappointing. My vote is four. Title (Brazil): Not Available See more Kieran S @nuovze Jan 3 It’s like the original plot of Deathnote was passed through 1,000 people in a game of telephone. Horrific, heinous atrocity of an interpretation/adaption of the manga/anime. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A high school student discovers a supernatural notebook that has deadly powers. He can kill anyone he wishes simply by inscribing their name within its pages. Intoxicated with his new power, he begins to eliminate those he deems unworthy of life.
Director
Adam Wingard
Producer
Jason Hoffs, Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Masi Oka
Screenwriter
Charley Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides, Jeremy Slater
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
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